My Ability Pool is Superior-Chapter 64 - 63: Return
Inside Professor Jiang’s tent.
Lv Bai lay on one of the makeshift hospital beds, while beside him lay Zhou Zongming, who had yet to wake up.
"Wow, a medical miracle."
Dr. Yang finished checking Lv Bai’s vital signs and couldn’t help but blurt out.
Sitting nearby, Professor Jiang, who was focused on the computer screen, was so interrupted that he angrily flared up: "What are you doing! You’re a grown-up, yet you still act so rashly."
It seemed he was often reproached like this by Professor Jiang, so Dr. Yang didn’t care at all.
"Teacher Jiang, Xiao Lü’s body is simply unbelievable. When he was first brought in, he looked like he might receive a critical condition notice, and now, how long has it been?"
Dr. Yang stared at Lv Bai, eyes gleaming, as if he were gazing at a priceless jade: "It’s a pity there isn’t equipment here to thoroughly examine his various indicators."
Lv Bai gradually came to his senses and responded offhandedly upon hearing this: "Isn’t that normal? I wasn’t really injured in the first place, right?"
He spoke as he got up from the bed and moved behind Professor Jiang, glancing at the images on the computer screen.
Realizing he couldn’t understand them.
Though it didn’t affect what he said next.
"Actually, you can move directly into the production phase. When Company Commander Zhou wakes up, he’ll definitely tell you someone has personally tested it for you."
...
A week flew by.
The chaotic and gruesome scenes from that night were still vivid.
But one had to admit that no matter the social or natural environment, human adaptability is strong.
As time passed, each area in the resettlement site once again became vibrant and full of life, as if the tragedy had never happened.
Company Commander Zhou woke up the next day, but of course, walking was out of the question; it seems he’d need a long recovery period.
Vaccine development continued step by step.
If not for the explosion that destroyed a large amount of medical supplies, this process could’ve been faster.
As for Xiao Xueyin and Liu Yue, one was keen on hiking, the other liked swimming in mountain streams when there’s free time, as if they’d never played outdoors before.
And Lv Bai.
He’s always wandering around, occasionally sneaking off to kill some Yaro for fun.
Yes, just killing a bit.
For his own safety, directly getting rid of the two is a bit risky.
Anyway, with [Super-speed Regeneration] as a fallback, Lv Bai simply went to give them a stab each day, making the healing totally pressure-free.
Only, for the Yaro pair, this process was quite torturous.
Honestly, since coming into this world, it’s rare for Lv Bai to have such leisurely time.
In the afternoon, the sun was bright.
Blown by the mountain breeze, Lv Bai lay lazily under the shade of a tree, hands behind his head, with dappled leaves occasionally letting a ray of sunshine through, causing him to squint subconsciously.
Suddenly, a joyful voice sounded.
"Lv Bai, so you’re here, want to go hiking together?"
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Lv Bai slightly raised himself, looking in the direction of the voice.
"How did you get out here?"
"Hehe~ I could sneak out from Nineteen District." Wu Ya gleefully sat next to Lv Bai.
Indeed, Wu Ya and her friends hadn’t met with disaster.
Back then, Duan Jianhui did take out two USB drives, trying to threaten Lv Bai with them.
But a bit of calm thinking would suffice to know that was their first face-to-face encounter.
Maybe Duan Jianhui knew of Lv Bai’s existence since he went to the store outside the school.
But with so many Death Fighters in the Death Arena, why would he specifically guard against one of them?
He’s not a soothsayer; how could he foresee his own downfall at Lv Bai’s hands?
Back then, he intentionally said that; ultimately, it’s just a tactic used during battle to disrupt one’s thoughts.
"Aren’t you afraid of getting caught?"
Lv Bai lay back down, continuing to savor this rare leisure.
Just saying that, there were already more volunteers recruited by Zhou Zongming from the civilians, so there weren’t extra people to catch anyone.
Wu Ya curled up her legs, hugging them at the knees, with a hint of plaintiveness.
"You call me out and yet you’re the one always running around, never to be seen."
Lv Bai adjusted his lying position, slowly advising: "But you’d better not run about. Near the military base, occasionally, one or two zombies might wander by."
Hearing this, Wu Ya taps her toes occasionally, body slightly leaning backward, resembling a tumbler: "Hehe, are you worried about me?"
"Sort of."
"I wanted to ask, isn’t it true you people aren’t from this world?"
Wu Ya strived for a carefree attitude, yet still seemed rather unnatural: "So, do you have a girlfriend in your world?"
Lv Bai replied: "A few, what’s up?"
Wu Ya: "..."
The mountain breeze gently passed, Wu Ya froze as if petrified.
Buzzing~
A burst of static sounded from the walkie-talkie, breaking the silence.
Lv Bai pulled out the walkie-talkie, pressing the talk button: "Professor Jiang?"
"Xiao Lü, where have you gone? Come quickly."
"Is there something?"
"Of course, good news. The first group of soldiers injected with the vaccine have passed the safety inspection. Next, we can start mass vaccination. At this critical moment, how could it happen without you, the major contributor?"
Though the voice from the walkie-talkie was somewhat distorted, Professor Jiang’s excitement was still evident.
"No need, it’s originally your achievement." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
Before Professor Jiang could reply, Lv Bai turned off the intercom.
Through experiments, this vaccine can make a person immune to zombie attacks, as if they disappear in the eyes of zombies. Even if they shout loudly nearby, it won’t draw any attention from the zombies.
So, after large-scale vaccination, it means that wandering zombies will no longer pose a threat.
In other words, restoring order is just a matter of time.
So then...
Staring at the veins of a leaf above him, Lv Bai softly murmured, "It should be over, right?"
"What?" Wu Ya didn’t hear clearly.
Not long after, the mechanized notification sound indeed sounded.
[Ding!]
[Target Mission One: Restore Order (Completed)]
[This deathmatch will close in thirty seconds, all Death Fighters please stay where you are, do not move.]
Lv Bai slightly tilted his head, looking directly at Wu Ya, until the high school student’s face gradually turned red, then he smiled and said, "Next time you want to save someone, ensure your own safety first."
"Ah, you..."
"I’ll take my leave."
Before he finished speaking, the scene froze, and pitch darkness followed.
...
[Ding!]
[The first deathmatch ends, beginning return.]
[Settling results——]
[Settlement complete.]
[Final ranking of Death Fighter: 1]
[Total Death Fighter points: 102 (Double points in effect)]
[Top ten rewards issued]
[First place prize issued]
[Hidden achievement reached, rewards issued.]
[Performance in this deathmatch: Unbelievable]
[Performance meets standards, permanently retain one ability obtained in this deathmatch]
[Details of rewards can be viewed on the data panel.]
...
"Damn!"
"Ah~ so tired."
"Darn it."
"Freakin’ cat’s meow, I was just a bit short!"
The eardrums suddenly received a flood of noise, as if time and space were intertwined.
The formidable power that filled his body was instantly withdrawn, making Lv Bai feel as if he had several [Heaven Conduit] attached to him.
He slowly opened his eyes and glanced around.
Before him was a spacious hall, in shades of black, white, and gray, exuding an oppressive and solemn air.
The deep brown podium further intensified the serious atmosphere.
Around Lv Bai were countless young people, roughly numbering no less than a thousand.
Being unaware of the current situation, Lv Bai simply stood still and checked his own data panel.
[Personal Interface:]
[Username: Rename26LB (currently unmodifiable)]
[Titles: (click to view wearable titles)]
[Talent: 8+10.2 (1 point can be converted to 0.1 talent, conversion in progress, estimated time: seven days)]
[Abilities: (click to select)]
[Evaluation: None]
The system UI trend is towards simplicity, but isn’t there too little information here?
Lv Bai hesitated for a moment and tentatively clicked on the titles section, upon which three differently colored titles popped up.
[Innocent Smile (One-Star): Increases luck.] (Top ten reward, generated based on style in deathmatch, can be worn)
[Beheading Butcher (Three Stars): Increases headlock effect when using cold weapons] (First place reward, randomly drawn from below three-star title pool, can be worn)
[Ultimate Killing Demon (Three Stars): Increases killing intent, potentially causing illusions of a blood sea.] (Hidden title, obtained for scoring over a hundred points in one match, can be worn)
"This..."
Upon noticing the one-star and three-star suffixes on the titles, Lv Bai gradually understood everything as if he had a stroke of insight.
According to the information conveyed by the Deathmatch System, the star level suffix can crudely be understood as strength.
Simply put, the higher the star level, the stronger the title.
But it’s not fixed, titles can be upgraded in stars.
Two one-star titles can be combined into a two-star title, and similarly, two two-star titles can be combined into a three-star title... and so on.
And during the star upgrade, one can choose to re-randomize or keep the effect of one title to increase its star level.
Incidentally, Death Fighters can wear up to three titles, with the primary title visible and the remaining two secondary titles hidden.
After understanding this much, Lv Bai put on the [Innocent Smile] title, silently waited for a bit, but didn’t feel any change.
Judging by the descriptions of the titles, if abilities are active uses, it seems titles are all passive effects.
This makes him uncertain whether the effect of increasing luck is too abstract or if one-star titles are just too weak...
However, whatever.
Since there are only three titles in total, might as well wear them all.
